Edmunds Law Firm

When an applicant is denied a security clearance a written notice is often received. This is notice of your right to Appeal the initial denial by the government of the security clearance application.

The Edmunds Law Firm is known nationally for their outstanding work and success with Appeals. Attorney Alan Edmunds helps clients with Appeals across the entire United  States. The law firm has offices coast to coast. Clients quickly find that our experience makes a huge difference and often another career is saved when Alan Edmunds takes the case. There are two levels of Appeals that are very important. Call us at 800 481 2526 for professional help your career demands.

The Edmunds Law firm continues to handle more security clearance cases across the United States than any other law firm. In California – Alan Edmunds is a California Security Clearance Lawyer who travel from Sacramento to San Diego on behalf of client , both civilian and military.

Mr Edmunds post favorable decisions almost weekly on his web sites. He also features helpful videos on youtube at no cost to the public.

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The Edmunds Law Firm, a global leader in National Security Clearance representation, has been assisting individuals from the application process through the appeal process for over twenty five years. Do not trust your career to an inexperienced attorney or attempt to represent yourself.

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Substance abuse continues to be a prevalent concern of the government relative to National Security Clearance applications. Often I want to present to the court efforts to show medical intervention, participation in support groups, and testimony from individuals indicating my clients are no longer abusing alcohol or controlled substances. Medical reports are very important in this area.
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Federal agencies are often requiring national security clearance applicants to appear at hearings with very short notice. Requests for continuance are often being denied. This places added pressure on anyone seeking a national security clearance.

Having experience, and a large professional staff, is certainly an asset in situations such as this. Call The Edmunds Law Firm at: 1-800-481-2526

A security clearance is a determination by the federal government that a person or company can be trusted with classified information. Any company or individual seeking to do business with federal agencies that deal with sensitive national information, such as the Department of Defense (DoD), Central Intelligence Agency or State Department, requires national security clearance.
The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) is a Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) that is part of the Defense Security Service (DSS). DISCO processes personnel security clearances for DoD contractors and 23 other federal agencies.

Advantages of Obtaining Security Clearance

Many private companies work with sensitive government information. The company itself must have security clearance, as well as any personnel who will have direct access to secure information.

There are currently more than a half-million background investigations pending national security clearance approval. It can take up to a year for a determination to be made. This means that if a person comes to a company with a security clearance in hand, he or she can begin working on sensitive projects right away – while others cannot. For that reason, experts project that having security clearance can increase an applicant’s salary anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000.

Many individuals seeking security clearance work for US defense-related projects funded through the DoD. However, any company with access to government secrets may have a demand for personnel with security clearance, such as companies in the telecommunications, education, financial, environmental, medical, transportation and energy fields.

Types of Security Clearance

There are three basic types of security clearance:

1. Confidential: This level provides someone access to material whose unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause “some measurable harm” to national security. It generally takes between one and three months to obtain such clearance, which must be reinvestigated (reissued) every 15 years.
2. Secret: This level provides someone with access to information whose unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause “serious damage” to national security. It generally takes between one and three months to obtain such clearance, which must be reinvestigated every 10 years.
3. Top Secret: This level provides someone with access to information whose disclosure could be expected to cause “exceptionally grave damage” to national security. It generally takes between four and eight months to obtain such clearance, which must be reinvestigated every five years.
Who can obtain security clearance?

A person can’t simply apply for security clearance to become more marketable. Rather a cleared contractor or government agency may sponsor an individual who meet one of two criteria: (a) the person currently works for them, or (b) that person has received and accepted a written offer of employment to begin within 30-days of receiving clearance.

If a person’s national security clearance application is denied, that person can appeal the decision to the US Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA). If YOUR security clearance has been denied, the Edmunds Law Firm can help you appeal your case. Give us a call at 800-481-2526 or contact us today!